Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre alumna -- the Tony Award-winning Broadway performer Alice Ripley -- performs songs from The Who's "Tommy" with senior musical theatre students at the 50th Anniversary Blossoming Gala on Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Student Center Ballroom. The gala commemorated 50 years of the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Blossom programs, which include Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Blossom Music Festival, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Blossom Art Intensives and Porthouse Theatre. The partnership has touched more than 100,000 students and audience members’ lives over the course of five decades.